henry d Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 Waking up this morning I heard a robin in the garden and looking out I saw it was misty and I could feel the cool air coming in through the open window. Basically that signals to me that we are coming to the close of summer and autumn is almost here, strange that the sun was roasty hot yesterday Few weeks and the geese will be here though What signals the turn of the seasons for you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny v Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 I've noticed that some trees are already beginning to loose their leaves and the darker nights are drawing in. Farmers are rapidly cutting their crops and those huge bails of straw are beginning to appear ready for the winter. Talk of Christmas on the radio and tv and shops reducing summer stock items to clear in preperation for the Christmas goods. V Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimfire4969 Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 Down here in Cornwall its all the tourists heading home and leaving there money behind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave1979 Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 i work lates at min..and on dusk theres a deffinate nip in the air!!! good times ahead!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenBhoy Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 really noticed it this morning, lot cooler than has been, and heavy rain last night. as much as it's nice to be out in summer, bbq etc, IMO autumn is by far the best season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ91 Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 seems to be alot damper in the mornings (even after a night of no rain) and walking the dog before bed the nights are drawing in sooner and definatly a bit more of a chill out there time to come out of hibernation ready for the 'fowling! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapp Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 I've been noticing a nip in the evening air down here too, as well as the leaves turning and everything is heaving with fruit. Give me the game season over summer any day. Wont be long now until I can get stuck into the partridges, and then later the pheasants. Bring it on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 seems to be alot damper in the mornings (even after a night of no rain) and walking the dog before bed the nights are drawing in sooner and definatly a bit more of a chill out there time to come out of hibernation ready for the 'fowling! Yes its that slightly damp autumn feeling in the mornings and evenings, and the spiders webs have started appearing on all bushes. Thats always a sign of autumn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malkiserow Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 My runnerbeans have shut down and the French climbing beans already have a yellow leaf funny old year They think it is all over for this year ...Last year I was still picking new beans in October :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenBhoy Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 My runnerbeans have shut down and the French climbing beans already have a yellow leaf funny old year They think it is all over for this year ...Last year I was still picking new beans in October :o exact same here, i picked all runners now and hoping for at least one more lot but not looking good. i was still getting some couple weeks before halloween last year. mine are in a polytunnel though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixer1 Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 (edited) When out lamping and driving about - as it gets close to the end of summer you notice that you are starting to put the window up in the road sections between fields! Edited August 25, 2011 by gixer1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted August 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 When out lamping and driving about - as it gets close to the end of summer you notice that you are starting to put the window up in the road sections between fields! Yep, I hear you Funny but it`s roasting hot now :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-ack Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 Pressing apples, tying cod rigs, sweeping the chimneys, getting the longlines ready, leaving the beers outside in the shed rather than in the fridge, waxing the barbour, stopping clipping the Patterdale, Wondering how long it will be til you hear the first christmas song / see first advert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chard Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 Fish and bird species going in and out. Whiting and Cod arriving, Mackerel and Bass going out. Fieldfares and Redwing arriving, Swallows and Swifts going out. Berries, fruit and fungi in the woods and hedges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keg Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 Dare i say that it gets light later in the morning... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneshotkiller Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 Nettles finally dying back from round the burys !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo1 Posted August 26, 2011 Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 wild apples, morning mists and spider infestations in the garden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-ack Posted August 26, 2011 Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 Had my first floating spider of the year this morning (the ones that drift about on the breeze using a strand of web as a sail). Thats a sure sign down here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Holliday Posted August 26, 2011 Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 (edited) Sloes ripening ready for picking and those cool/slightly chilly evenings when the days are still warm and toasty are a sure sign that winter is just around the corner for me. Of course, it also means there's preserving a-plenty to be done for the months ahead as well as stringing onions & shallots and rabbit shooting comes in to it's own (especially when we start getting frosts). Ack-ack, I'm intrigued to know where abouts you longline? I assume it's a fishing longline (I was told by a mate many years ago that they were outlawed, but that was probably a generalisation rather than informed fact). I haven't done it for years. Last time I caught 2 good sized eels, a small pouting and a poxy weaver fish. Crabs had the rest of the bait, the little blighters. Edited August 26, 2011 by Doc Holliday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdubya Posted August 26, 2011 Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 Sloes ripening ready for picking and those cool/slightly chilly evenings when the days are still warm and toasty are a sure sign that winter is just around the corner for me. Of course, it also means there's preserving a-plenty to be done for the months ahead as well as stringing onions & shallots and rabbit shooting comes in to it's own (especially when we start getting frosts). Ack-ack, I'm intrigued to know where abouts you longline? I assume it's a fishing longline (I was told by a mate many years ago that they were outlawed, but that was probably a generalisation rather than informed fact). I haven't done it for years. Last time I caught 2 good sized eels, a small pouting and a poxy weaver fish. Crabs had the rest of the bait, the little blighters. longlining is perfectly legal in this country and far less damaging than its commercial replacement gill nets, as for knowing summers coming to an end, for me its when the swallows finally stop using the nest I watch daily IE when they stop having another clutch it means they are getting ready for the off. KW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSPUK Posted August 26, 2011 Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 I lit a fire this morning -- only to make sure flue is dry as we had a cloud burst last night and driving - cowl wouldn't have stopped it. House martins are still in nest in gable so autumn isn't quite here yet. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39TDS Posted August 26, 2011 Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 Geese arrived a fortnight or so ago. Definite sign. Pressed the first of my apples this week. Only another 40 odd tons to do :blink: Interesting what you say about runner beans. I was quite alarmed to see mine appeared to be shutting down too. Only noticed yesterday. Picked just short of a ton last week so it kind of matters to me. Gave them a dose of fertiliser in the hope they get a second wind. ps. just in case you didn't know, leaving beans on the plant to go tough will make them stop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted August 26, 2011 Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 The swifts leaving is a good earlier indicator but they left weeks ago down here. Mistier nights and mornings at the riverbank is also a good sign along with some decent looking sloes as well. Oh and my accomodation pack arriving for the autumn term at uni. reminding me how much debt students get into. FM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-ack Posted August 26, 2011 Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 (edited) Ack-ack, I'm intrigued to know where abouts you longline? I assume it's a fishing longline (I was told by a mate many years ago that they were outlawed, but that was probably a generalisation rather than informed fact). I haven't done it for years. Last time I caught 2 good sized eels, a small pouting and a poxy weaver fish. Crabs had the rest of the bait, the little blighters. Its banned at certain times of the year, you have to check your local Bylaws. Where I am its no nets / long lines on the foreshore between 01 May and 30 September. It doesn't stop people putting them out when they shouldn't though. Folk buy the nets off ebay for buttons. stake them out, they get full of weed and they just abandon them as they cost so little. Bang out of order. If you ever want to see how I do it PM me. I don't get much but the anticipation as they uncover is electric. Edited August 26, 2011 by ack-ack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-ack Posted August 26, 2011 Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 (edited) double post. Derrrrrrrrrrrrr Edited August 26, 2011 by ack-ack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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